Course Goals and Outcomes The course looks at four aspects of Chinese language: pinyin, tones, characters, and language structure.
Pinyin Understand the uses of pinyin Understand the sound system of Chinese Understand how sounds are represented using pinyin Understand the standards for writing pinyin
Tones Understand the nature of tones in Chinese Be able to hear the difference between the tones Start to hear the different tone combinations Understand how tones impact speaking
Characters Understand the development of Chinese characters Understand the types of Chinese characters Understand the structure of Chinese characters Understand the components of Chinese characters
Language Structure Understand the basic structure of Chinese sentences Understand how Chinese differs from western languages
The course looks at four aspects of Chinese language: pinyin, tones, characters, and language structure.
Pinyin
Understand the uses of pinyin
Understand the sound system of Chinese
Understand how sounds are represented using pinyin
Understand the standards for writing pinyin
Tones
Understand the nature of tones in Chinese
Be able to hear the difference between the tones
Start to hear the different tone combinations
Understand how tones impact speaking
Characters
Understand the development of Chinese characters
Understand the types of Chinese characters
Understand the structure of Chinese characters
Understand the components of Chinese characters
Language Structure
Understand the basic structure of Chinese sentences
Understand how Chinese differs from western languages
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